They alleged that the minimum monthly basic wage in grade-v had been increased by 51 percent to 8,000 taka from 5,300 taka with effect from December last year but in other grades pay hikes were not reflected proportionately.
Like previous days, workers at key apparel hub Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, took to streets Sunday and clashed with the police.
At least 10 people were reportedly injured when police charged batons and used water cannons to disperse the unruly protesters from the streets.
On Saturday, workers ransacked nearly a dozen factories in protests.
Against this backdrop, Prime Minister Hasina on Sunday asked the relevant authorities to end the impasse and provide all the workers a proportionate salary increase.
A tripartite committee with representatives from the government, union leaders and factory owners was formed to resolve the unrest.
Bangladesh's about 31-billion-U.S.-dollar apparel export sector comprises some 5,000 factories employing more than four million workers, 80 percent of whom are women. (1 U.S. dollar equals to about 84 taka).
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